Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-06
TIE DHBr CORRESPONDENCE.

| the regular beSSlOn OF the deneral As
sembly. The Governor says that the
Legislature has all cablegrams received
or sent by him that are Of any import
ance except the following, sent to Chair
man Eouverio April lst as the result OF
his conference with the joint committee
appointed that day Scan assure you
with certainty that ample time will be
given for investigation, discussion, and
legislation by present Legislature.
Send your committee as soon as you
can they will be met by the commit.
tee here. The Legislature will pro-
baby take a recess for thirty days,
and will be in session more than twenty
upon Resembling" He had never re-
ceiyed or sent any written communica-
ton, official or otherwise. except the
letter received by private messenger
(Mr Cooper and a letter inclosing a
copy OF the resolutions passed by them,
of which mention was made in his mes.
sage. The communication was laid on
the table and ordered to be printed.
EFFECT OF THE DRUMMERs TAX DECISION
A communication was read from At
torney-G General Ayers in answer to re-
solution requesting him to report what
effect the recent decisions OF the Su-
preme Court of the United States in re-
gard to sample merchants would have
upon the license lews Of this State.
He said that he was o. the opinion that the
effect Of the decision ia ic lnvalidate all license
taxes imposed for the purpose OF raising reye-
nue. upon any pers0n, business firm. or conpa-
ny. resident Of another State for tho privilege
Of selling by themselves or their agents, tenn
pornrily sojourningin this State without tixed
place OF business, any article OF commercs
which has not boon introduced In this State
and become part OF its general mass OF pro-
perry. Sections 30 and 81 Of tho license laws
defining sample merchants and imposing II
cense-tax upon them, insofar rs applying 70
persons within the principles above reciied,
are inyalidated by the decision. 1t has been sug-
gested that the principles Of the decision In this
case as applied 70 sample merchants ere equal
ly applicable 70 agents representing foreign
insurance companies, but do not think this
proposition can be maintained. No such ques-
ton was raised or decided, and thcre viii be
time enough 10 act when We have decision di-
rectly In point Very respectfully,
X. a. AYERS,
Attorney General.
Ordered to be printed and referred to
the Committee On Finance.
SYMPATHY FOR IRELAND.
A.. T..a:. :-.-~1.., A., T.,
lowing:
"nerea, lne PsOp h 81 yt IA are sees
eminent and were sustained in the last gone
raj elsaons y the votes y OF many thousands o,
W s :I and whereas :, Is thus clearly shown
that the question Of Irish liberty is not 9uos-
m Tn II md whereas his question has been
deeply impressed upon oil Rnslishspeaking
people ~ e sqnerlng s OF dr, great ns.of nc
foremost leaders OF public thought: therefore
Be Il resolrsd By hs senate Of yrreinia Cthe
House louie Vl pe.egs.sS son ~ TN dns' a. Ine
ginis. we express our hearty sympathy with
The great Liberal movement In behalf Of Iro,
iiberty-loyine Enslishrneh. by the nost vine
and patriotic statesman OF Great Britain. VIII
liam *. Gladstone, and, on the part OF Ireland.
by that devoted leader. Charles stewart Parnen.
Rtsotred yurther'nere, 1hat we hope Tor tho
speedy renewal OF snch peaceini relations be
tween Great Britain and ireland as now exist
between our own onion ana tne several states
Mr.. IOyenstein moved that the rules
10 o,,s,,o,doJ tbat tbo roooI,,t;o,, ,,,;c,bt
NC susPenueu INA. 'iio ieSoiu'ioh n'Sns
be 1mmedlately adopted.
Mr. Berry moved IN Law II nm the
..t.Ir
lanie'
Mr.. Lovenstein advocated the adop-
ton Of the resolution at once. Similar
action had been taken in the Legisla-
ture of New York and other States, and
he thought it but meet and proper that
Virginia should follow suit.
nj. Berry thought this was subject
entirely TOO foreign from the important
que WHICH tle Iesisia'uio was con
Ven Is % S consiuer 10 CONSUME CONSUL Tue 'llle
VI lne SENATE ne iIsis'eo VI Ills mo-
"o ~, 10 NY On Tue ,a 1.
IN ne tno'ion was ioS' ny 'o'o Vi
AZ ~ ' Ts,,
mi' Ely oon' in su'ooa'ile 'no auoP-
'iUn VI .ne ..Soiu.ions' oaia
tons present Of entering my most earnest pro-
test against me coercion Dill now pending In
adopted, will result in the overthrow Of consti-
~ non 81 bns
we, as the Representatives Of the liberty-loying
people Of Virginia, should rejoice at the priv.
sdop,oS 81 sueS cosrc,ye %essrss and Of %
pressing to Gladstone, Parnell, and their fol-
rous endeavors 10 give peace and prosperity to
unhappy re,and -
MI; McDonsia earnestly sdVoca.ea
the adopI,on Oh tne resoiulion, anu nus
remark, ,s showed .lias ne s mao u. s'uuiea Tue
n anu Piepaieu ior 'iie 9ccaSion' r
Inc suolec,' on ino'ion Vi nf' hur''
"aS Pa'oeu w
TO SIT DURING THE RECESS.
MIR. Diggs offered joint resolution,
which, under the suspension OF the
rules, was adopted, authorizing the Joint
committees on revision OF the Code and
TO confer with the DEBT commission TO
SIT during the recess oil the Seneral AS
semply also, empowering tue latter TO
employ q clerk ana 70 SEND Tor persons
Aiu papeis'
THK RECESS.
A message was received from the
House Of Delegates informing the Sem
ate that the House bad adopted Joint
resolution proyidino that n recess l,e
=, 80 ~
taken from to-osy unth may od. NO
BILL INTRODUCED.
Pv NJ Edmurde Toouard ar5
IL anu re-
enact sectiOns ana y Oh an act 70 III
corpOrate the Atlantic and DanvilIe